The head of the Hou Du hurriedly bowed and saluted the short officer, "I have seen Lord Du Yu Hou. ”

The officer snorted, looked at Lin Jue and the others, and clasped his fists and said, "A few adults, my subordinates don't know how to be polite, so they are bothered." I am in front of the palace, and I am waiting for Gao Yongchang. Courteous. ”

Lin Jue and the others hurriedly returned the salute, and only then did they understand that this one was the officer of the forbidden army in front of the palace in the Sanya Forbidden Army. This person's position is Ban Zhidu Yu Hou, and he belongs to the middle and high-level officers. The position in the front of the palace is complex, and in simple terms, the commander of the front division of the palace is the highest officer, commonly known as the 'palace marshal'. Next are the deputy commander, the deputy commander and the deputy commander. Further down are the commanders and deputy envoys of all classes, and all classes are waiting for and deputy are waiting for them. Under the classes is the Zhuzhi, which is commonly known as the so-called 'Banzhi'. The front secretary of the palace is in charge of the internal security guard, and there will be a system of rotating duties for twelve hours. Therefore, the forbidden army in front of the palace was divided into four classes, each of which was on duty for six hours. The first shift is divided into four sections, each of which is responsible for the protection and patrol of different areas.

The Gao Yongchang in front of him claimed to be the capital of the military unit, which was subdivided under the fourth class. Basically, he can be regarded as a middle-level officer, roughly equivalent to an officer at the battalion level. The tall and fierce-speaking Hou Dutou is one of his subordinates. According to the Great Zhou military system, there are 100 people in each city, and the position of the head of the capital is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant and company commander.

"Tall, polite." Lin Jue and the others returned the salute.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Gao Yongchang smiled.

Lord Jiang swallowed and said cautiously: "Lord Gao came to us, I don't know why?" ”

Gao Yongchang said in a deep voice: "Do you have a Lord Lin Juelin here?" ”

Lord Jiang was stunned, his face showed such a look, and he craned his neck and didn't dare to make a sound.

Lin Jue straightened his chest and said, "Down there is Lin Jue." ”

Gao Yongchang sighed, looked Lin Jue up and down, nodded and said, "It turns out that you are Lord Lin Juelin, and I am here to find Lord Lin." Lord Lin, come with us. ”

Before Lin Jue could answer, Yang Xiu shouted beside him, "What crime has Lord Lin committed?" If you want to take him, you have to have a name, just take Lord Lin like this, what is this? If it was for the events of the previous days, I, Yang Xiu, could testify for Lord Lin, and that incident was not Lord Lin's fault. You will take me with you, and I will be able to take a statement as a witness. ”

Lin Jue turned his head and sighed, "Brother Yang, why bother. You don't want that. ”

Yang Xiu said: "What I said, naturally I have to fulfill it, it's okay, you don't have to worry about me, I'm not afraid." ”

Gao Yongchang looked at the two of them with a confused expression, smacked his lips and smiled: "What's wrong with the two of you?" Why didn't I understand what you said, Lord Yang? Why do you want to arrest Lord Lin? I'm going to take you to testify or something, I'm confused by you. ”

Lin Jue and Yang Xiu were also stunned when they heard this, and Yang Xiu said, "You ...... Didn't you come to get Lord Lin? ”

Gao Yongchang smiled: "Why did I say that I was going to take him?" We were ordered to invite Lord Lin to Rongxiu Palace. What are you talking about? Where's that? ”

"What? Ordered to invite Lord Lin to Rongxiu Palace? On whose orders? Yang Xiu said dumbfounded.

Gao Yongchang restrained his smile and arched his hand towards the sky and said, "I am ordered by the Holy Lord, Lord Xuanlin Juelin will go to Rongxiu Palace to see him!" ”

"See...... See the driver? Master Jiang and Master Hu's eyes were about to pop out, and they shouted, "What's such a big deal? It's over, and I can't run away this time. ”

Yang Xiu opened her mouth and stammered: "You knocked on the door urgently, why is that?" ”

"There is a declaration in the holy, how can it be delayed? If you don't open the door, you're going to knock in a hurry. Gao Yongchang said.

"What did the Holy Lord do when he saw Lord Lin?" Master Hu asked.

Gao Yongchang frowned and said coldly: "You guys are really curious, how do I know what the emperor wants to do when he wants to see Lord Lin?" What do you do with all the rambling? Lord Lin, come with us, after delaying the effort, the emperor will be condemned, but no one can afford it. ”

Lin Jue was shocked in his heart, but he didn't dare to delay at this moment. Gao Yongchang and others led the way, and Lin Jue followed them out of the public house. Behind, Yang Xiu shouted in a trembling voice: "Brother Lin, you ...... But what do you have to explain? ”

Lin Jue looked back and smiled: "No need, Brother Yang doesn't need to worry, it may be a good thing that the emperor summoned him." ”

A group of people went out of the public house to the east, came to the central axis of the main hall, turned to the north, passed the Chongzheng Palace, Jingfu Palace, Yanhe Hall all the way to the north, and went straight into the Yanfu Palace in the back garden. Along the way, Lin Jue's heart went up and down, and he didn't know why Guo Chong wanted to summon him today. I have only seen Guo Chong four or five times since I joined the company, all on a big scene with a lot of people. Guo Chong had never summoned himself alone. The most recent time was at the New Year's banquet, and I had a few words with Guo Chong. Other than that, there is no intersection.

Guo Chong suddenly summoned himself, what was the reason? And it's in Rongxiu Palace, it's even more strange. That Rongxiu Palace is the residence of Concubine Rong, if the emperor has any official summons, he should also be in the front hall, how can he summon himself in the residence of Concubine Rong. It's not in order. But I don't know what's going on.

Just thinking about it, the group had already arrived at the second entrance of Yanfu Palace. The guards of the forbidden army in front of the palace were not allowed to enter, and only a few people entered the second gate of Yanfu Palace under the leadership of Gao Yongchang, and went straight to Rongxiu Palace on the east side. Among the several Praetorian guards who accompanied him was the head of the Houdu.

Arriving outside Rongxiu Palace, when Gao Yongchang was led by the inner attendant to report to the palace, Lin Jue and several guards could only stand at the door and wait. Hou Dutou slowly walked to Lin Jue's side, looked left and right to see that there was no one, and suddenly said a word in a low voice. Lin Jue suddenly looked at him with a shocked expression.

What Hou Dutou said was: "Lord Lin Jue, do you know a person named Hou Yongnian?" ”

How did Lin Jue not know Hou Yongnian, who was the leader of the Baihe Gang of the Jianghu Sect who was killed by himself in a ruined temple thirty miles north of the capital a few years ago. The next moment, Lin Jue's mind flashed with lightning, and he immediately understood who the head of the Houdu in front of him was.

Hou Dutou squinted his eyes, with a fierce light in his eyes, and nodded slowly: "You may know who I am." Yes, Hou Yongnian is my uncle, and my name is Hou Changqing. You'd better remember my name. ”

Lin Jue's heart was shocked, after the temple was broken and killed, Ma Bin came to report that Hou Yongnian had a nephew who was the head of the forbidden army. It turned out that the head of Hou Du in front of him was the Hou Changqing in Ma Bin's mouth. When this guy said such a thing at this moment, could it be that he already knew that everything could not be done?

Of course, Lin Jue couldn't admit it, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the name of Hou Dutou is Hou Changqing, a good name, evergreen." But your name is Hou Yongnian, but I don't know who it is. Hou Dutou and I should meet for the first time today, and I don't know any of your relatives in the family. This Hou Yongnian is your uncle? Then please ask him to say hello to him on my behalf and wish him a long life than Nanshan. ”

Hou Changqing sneered, his teeth chattering. He whispered: "Even if you pretend to be garlic, I know everything you do." Do you think that if you cut off the clue, no one will know that you did it? As long as I find out the real evidence, you're finished. I will avenge my uncle and break his killer to pieces. ”

Lin Jue was secretly frightened, but at the same time, he was relieved. Hou Changqing may really know something, but unfortunately he has no evidence. If there is conclusive evidence, how can he talk nonsense to himself here. Although he has cut off all the clues of this matter, and Bai Yushuang and more than a dozen Langzhong are already far away in Funiu Mountain, this matter is not seamless. With the ability of the Imperial City Division, it may not be difficult to deduce and guess that it has something to do with him. There is no impermeable wall in the world, as long as you do it, someone will always know. This incident also illustrates a terrible fact, that is, there are definitely ears and eyes that are quietly watching and secretly investigating, so as to speculate that this matter is related to themselves. Maybe it was the whereabouts of going out of the city that day, or maybe it was a series of actions after returning to the city, in short, these must have been found out. That's why Hou Changqing asked today.

Lin Jue frowned and looked at Hou Changqing and said, "Hou Dutou is so strange, what are you talking about?" I don't understand at all. Your uncle was killed? What are you doing to avenge your uncle, and thou shalt avenge thy uncle? Hou Du has a bad mind, is it okay to find a good person on the street to say these things to them? ”

Hou Changqing's eyebrows trembled, as if he was about to attack when stimulated by Lin Jue's words. At this time, a chamberlain hurriedly came to the palace gate and said loudly: "Where is Lin Jue? Which one is Lin Jue? The emperor and the concubine will take you in to see the driver. ”

In the warm pavilion on the east side of Rongxiu Palace, Guo Chong was half-hugging Rong Guifei's body, holding Rong Guifei's hand with his hand, and teaching Concubine Rong to write on paper hand in hand. Guo Chong was very good to Concubine Rong, even though the prince born to Concubine Rong had died many years ago, Guo Chong still gave her a very high position. In the harem, in addition to the queen's position, the two concubines are the highest. Concubine Mei is naturally a mother and a son, and Concubine Rong can still be in this position, in addition to Concubine Rong's graceful and beautiful appearance, a large part of it is because she is the identity of the queen mother's niece. The Queen Mother loves Concubine Rong, Guo Chong is for the Queen Mother's pleasure, and naturally wants to be better to Concubine Rong. Besides, Concubine Rong herself is very fond of Guo Chong.

"This 'zhi' character seems to be easy to write, but it is actually difficult to write well. The simpler the word, the worse it is. Characters with complex glyphs, although there are many strokes, seem cumbersome. But because there are many strokes, it is easier to coordinate the skeleton of the word, and the head and tail are very symmetrical. Whether the skeleton of the so-called character is upright and symmetrical is one of the most basic criteria for measuring the quality of the handwriting. Obviously, every stroke is in place, but the overall look is not good, that is because the skeleton is not symmetrical and upright. The fewer the strokes, the more skillful they are. You look at the word you wrote, it looks like you're going to fall. Guo Chong grabbed Rong Guifei's soft hand, bit her jewel-like earlobe, and said softly.

Concubine Rong shrank and smiled coquettishly, and said with disgust in her mouth: "Your Majesty, the concubines are all blushing at what you say, where can the words of the concubines be compared with the emperor." If the concubines can be written well, do you still need the emperor's concubines? ”

Guo Chong laughed and said, "I didn't laugh at you, I mean ......"

Before Guo Chong finished speaking, the voice of the waiter outside the door curtain sounded hoarsely.

"Your Majesty, Lin Jue's call has arrived."

Hearing this, Guo Chong hurriedly let go of Concubine Rong's hand, stood up straight, turned around and walked to the soft couch to sit down. Concubine Rong also hurriedly put down her pen and walked to Guo Chong and sat down.

"Let him in." Guo Chong said solemnly.

"Yes!" The chamberlain shouted in response, and then there was a sound of the cord, the curtain of the door was opened, and a man bowed in quickly, kneeling beyond the beaded curtain.

"Chen Lin Jue, knock on the emperor, concubine Niangniang."

Guo Chong said in a deep voice: "Get up." ”

"Emperor Xie, Concubine Xie Niangniang." Lin Jue kowtowed and stood up, stood outside the bead curtain with his hands down, and quickly glanced at the inner room behind the bead curtain, and saw two confused figures sitting side by side.

"Lin Jue, come in and talk." Guo Chong said.

"Don't dare!" Lin Jue said busily.

"It's okay, I allowed you to come in, and I won't blame you for being rude." Guo Chong smiled.

When officials enter the harem, they can't face to face with the queen mother, queen and concubines, and even if they meet, they must be separated by bead curtains to avoid suspicion. Of course, if the emperor is present and the emperor allows it, it doesn't matter.

Lin Jue thanked him loudly, opened the bead curtain and approached the inner room, bowing and standing still.

Concubine Rong looked at Lin Jue intently, her eyes full of kindness. Guo Chong's face was cold, he slowly stood up, and shouted next to the bookcase in the corridor: "Lin Jue, are you guilty?" ”

Lin Jue's body was stunned, and his heart sank. It turned out that it was really not a good thing for the emperor to summon him, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked himself for the blame, but he didn't know if it was the matter of beating the officials that caused the emperor to come here. In that case, you're in trouble.

"Your Majesty, Your Minister...... I don't know what the sin is. Lin Jue decided to resist the first antibody, and he couldn't resist it.

"What is the sin? What do you do that you don't know about? I ask you, why were you expelled from the division by Fang Dunru and dismissed from the post of the Ordinance Division? Guo Chong asked coldly.

Lin Jue's heart was relieved, it turned out that it was not the incident of beating Shangguan, but the matter of the Ordinance Division. That incident has already been punished, and it should be fine.

"Initiation of the Holy Majesty, Your Minister...... Ashamed. The minister provoked Mr. to dislike, and was expelled from the division by Mr., laughing and generous. The minister was ashamed. Lin Jue said softly.

Guo Chong nodded and said, "You still know shame, which means that you can still be saved." I rule the country with loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and the whole Zhou respects and respects. This way of teaching is also one of the things that I attach great importance to in the Great Zhou. Teachers are like parents, and not respecting teachers is equivalent to unfilial piety. If you don't respect your teacher, you're also unjust. Can you bear this sin of unfilial piety and unrighteousness? ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "The minister doesn't dare to take responsibility. The minister is by no means an unfilial and unrighteous person, the minister is not a betrayal of the teacher, but was expelled from the teacher by the husband, and the minister does not dare to admit this unfilial piety and unrighteous sin. ”

Guo Chong snorted coldly and said, "You are sharp and sharp." However, what you said also has some truth, you did not betray the teacher, but you can't force you to say that you are unfilial and unjust. But you were expelled from the division by Fang Dunru after all, if it weren't for bad conduct, how could Fang Dunru do this? ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "The minister does not dare to be guilty of this crime of misconduct, the minister asks if he has any fault in his conduct, and asks the saint to investigate." ”

Guo Chong frowned and said, "You have pushed it clean, so Fang Dunru can't stand you?" Kicked you out of the school for no reason? ”

Lin Jue said softly: "That's not either." My husband expelled me from the school, and I must have done something wrong, which led to such a consequence. It must be that I, as a student, have a fault that my husband cannot forgive. ”

Guo Chong nodded slowly and said, "It seems that you understand the reason why you were expelled from the sect in your heart, can you tell me about it." ”

Lin Jue pondered for a moment and said softly: "The minister was expelled from the division by Mr. because of the new law, and on the terms of the new law, the minister and Mr. Fang have different opinions, and it is difficult to reconcile. The gentleman must have been disappointed in the minister, so he expelled the minister from the school. ”

"Oh? Conflicting opinions? You masters and apprentices are working hard to promote the new law, you are the inspector of the school, and you are involved in the formulation of the new law and regulations, how can there be such a thing as disagreement? Is it about the provisions of the Changping New Law or the Conscription Law? What is the difference between your and Fong's opinions? Tell me about it. Guo Chong frowned and asked.

Lin Jue then said his disagreement with the content of the new law, and briefly explained his reasons. Guo Chong listened carefully, his brows furrowed slightly.

After Lin Jue finished speaking, Guo Chong said in a deep voice: "According to what you say, but Fang Dunru is narrow-minded and can't listen to your opinion?" ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "This is definitely not the intention of the minister, the minister has had a lot of disputes with the teacher because of the different opinions on these terms. The minister is a subordinate official, and it should not be like this. Therefore, it is the minister's fault first, and Mr. Fang is not to blame. ”

Guo Chong thought for a while and said, "Since you know you're wrong, why do you do this?" He is your teacher, and you should obey him. ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "The minister doesn't think so, the minister is fulfilling his duties. As an official of the Ordinance Department, the minister must do his best to enact the new law. State affairs come first, and master and apprentice come last. Naturally, the minister must first fulfill his duties as a proofreader. If the minister feels that the regulations are inappropriate, he naturally has to fight for them on the basis of reason. ”

Guo Chong nodded slowly, and asked again in a deep voice: "I listen to your words, it seems that you have no remorse for this matter so far?" ”

Lin Jue bowed and said: "The minister does not shy away from it, the minister really has nothing to regret." The minister did what the minister did within his part, and the gentleman felt that the minister's behavior was inappropriate, and the minister had nothing to say. The minister just wants to be worthy of his heart. ”

Guo Chong frowned and looked at Lin Jue and said, "Do you really think so?" Even if you lose your official position in the Department of Regulations, are expelled from the division, and end up being criticized, you don't regret it? ”

Lin Jue bowed and said, "The minister doesn't regret it." The minister thinks that he is doing the right thing, and the minister has nothing to regret. ”

Guo Chong frowned and said, "Why do you think your idea is correct?" Regarding the new laws and regulations, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru are not as knowledgeable as you? Are you right? ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "The minister doesn't dare to say that he is more knowledgeable than the two adults Yan Fang. But the urgency of the provisions of the new law is obvious. The minister knows that my Da Zhou is now in urgent need of a quick change, but the minister does not approve of the consequences of this serious illness. There are two possibilities for this, one is that the disease can be cured quickly, and the other is that the patient will die because of the strong medicine. And the foundation of my Great Zhou cannot be lost, so there can only be one choice, which is to make my Great Zhou better, and there must be no mistakes. Therefore, Chen felt that when I took one step at a time, I used a more stable strategy to let me slowly adjust to Da Zhou, rather than taking risks. The Great Zhou Dynasty does not tolerate the slightest risk. ”

Guo Chong frowned and stood beside the table, his fingers lightly tapping on the table, thinking carefully about Lin Jue's words.

"I understand your thoughts, but sometimes serious cases require drastic medicine, otherwise people will be hopeless. Sometimes you have to take a little risk, and nothing is foolproof in this world. My Great Zhou must change in a short period of time, and I can't wait. Therefore, I support the practice of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. And you are also out of loyalty to the Great Zhou Jiangshan Sheji, and I can't blame you. Standing in Fang Dunru's position, he and Yan Zhengsu presided over the change of the law, and this was the time when there was no distraction. As his disciple, you don't support his ideas, and he naturally can't tolerate it. If I were to change it, I might have kicked you out of the division as well. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "The minister understands, so the minister has no resentment towards Mr. It is the ministers who do it themselves. ”

Guo Chong laughed, tilted his head to look at Lin Jue and said, "If I act as a middleman for you, talk to Fang Dunru for you, and let Fang Dunru regain your entry wall, are you willing?" ”

Lin Juexi said: "The minister is naturally 10,000 willing, if the minister can return to the teacher's door, naturally I am the minister's dream." ”

Guo Chong nodded with a smile and said, "Then what if the condition is that you can't argue with him in the future, but fully support his ideas and practices?" Would you like to? ”

Lin Jue frowned and pondered for a long time, shook his head and said, "If such a condition is attached, the minister is unwilling." ”

"You don't want to?" Guo Chong was surprised.